19 A Slightly Clearer Picture (1/2)

Getting back to the room I had claimed as my own was an easy enough affair. That said it took me long enough to get back home that the sun had fallen below the horizon and by the time I was back inside of the Silver Xana night had come out and overtaken the strange land I found myself in.

In my room, I sat on my bed and closed my eyes. I allowed my mind to drift for a second, as I wanted to give the system a fair chance to speak to me before I began to reach out to creatures I had influence over.

[So do you feel ready to begin to dive into more dreams tonight?] The system, my long-time companion, asked me. I nodded, even with my eyes closed, a confident smirk on my face.

”Yes I do. I feel... more powerful today. I want to begin to do the work of acquiring worshippers.” I told the one figure in my life who knew the truth of my nature. A part of me knew I'd be changing that today.

[We can feel the excitement radiating off of you. It makes sense for you to be excited, the you of today is both smarter and stronger than the you of yesterday. Do you think you might gain a worshiper or two tonight?] The voice asked me, curiosity audible in its voice. I wasn't arrogant.

I shook my head before I began to explain why I didn't think tonight would be the night I gained a worshiper. ”I don't think so. I think tonight is the night I begin to gain an understanding of what it'll take for me to acquire worshipers.” I told it, not bothering to take a breath until the end of my second sentence.

”And I think tonight might be the night I meet some of the first creatures to become worshipers of mine. But I'd be surprised if tonight is the night I actually gain worshipers.” I continued, not daring to be arrogant right now.

[That isn't a bad response. It's a humble one, which almost always helps a response be not that bad. That's definitely the proper attitude to have going into this sort of thing, so that's absolutely a good sign.] My odd friend told me, recognizing the humbleness in my answer to it.

I grinned, but not before receiving a pleasant surprise from my ally and frequent partner. [We're going to go ahead and partially unlock your faith domain powers. You'll find that one of them, in particular, will be especially useful in the shenanigans you're about to get up too.] It told me, and I could almost hear the mischevious grin in its robotic voice.

A second later I received a handy new notification, alerting me to the powers I now had under my control.

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[Alert:

The domain of faith's powers, aside from the ability to listen to prayers, has been unlocked for your usage.

Faith domain passive power:

Soul sensing: This power, a synergistic one that is the result of possessing access to the powers granted to you by virtue of your tier of influence over the knowledge domain, allows you to glean someone's soul and see specific information. Specifically, you'd be able to determine if someone would make for a good cleric or paladin.

Faith domain active power:

Religious fervor: This is the name of an unusual active power gained by any and all deities when they gain access to their faith domain powers. Using it causes you to create a zone of awe wherein those who witness your divine acts because more susceptible and more likely to become worshipers of yours.

This potent power is one of the key abilities gained by gods at an early age. It works on any sentient creature regardless of their alignment and lowers their resistance to your worship. In essence this power renders people more likely to find themselves in awe of your power and more likely to believe your claims that you are divine.

At the lowest tier of influence over the faith domain, this is a short-range ability and one that isn't extremely strong but it's still an incredibly useful power that can speed the process of acquiring worshipers.

This divine power can be used freely, but it cannot be incorporated into your aura. That said if your goal is to acquire worshipers and just that then this is the perfect power for you.

Faith domain knowledge:

This domain is a potent one that governs belief, religion, and superstition. Deities who quickly master this domain become experts at building cults and religious movements to themselves. It also synergizes well with the domains of the soul, knowledge, life, and the subdomains of corruption and purity.

Faith domain blessing and curse information:

The faith domain's blessing is a blessing multiplier that increases the strength of other blessings. The question worth asking is ”By how much do other blessings get multiplied?” And the answer to that is dependent on the worshiper who has the blessing.